Monthly Archives: September 2011

This letter was sent to members of the State House of Representatives, from Karla Klas, BSN, RN, CCRP - Injury Prevention Education Specialist University of Michigan, Trauma Burn Center. September 5, 2011 Dear Representative, As a safety and traumatic injury expert at the University of Michigan Trauma Burn Center, I respectfully submit the following research…

The following is posted to the website of the Skilled Motorcyclist Association--Responsible, Trained and Educated Riders, Inc. We have reproduced it verbatim here. The seven key messages below are excellent talking points. Act Now to Help Save Michigan's Helmet Law The Brain Injury Association of Michigan (BIAMI) recently issued an “ePolicy Update” regarding the pending…

This is a reminder that our next General Session is scheduled for Tuesday, September 20, 2011. The program is being held at the Ann Arbor City Club, 1830 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor. The Social hour will begin at 6:00 p.m., Dinner at 6:45 p.m., and the program at 7:30 p.m. The evening’s program is the…

Dear Governor Snyder: If a proposed bill to radically weaken Michigan’s universal motorcycle helmet law reaches your desk, a Coalition of County Medical Societies led by the Washtenaw County Medical Society, with the support of hospitals, physicians, and medical groups from across Michigan, urge you to veto it. The proposed changes to Michigan’s 42-year-old law…